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sauce
[saws]
noun
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
stewed fruit, often puréed and served as an accompaniment to meat, dessert, or other food.
cranberry sauce.
something that adds piquance or zest.
Informal., sauciness; impertinence; impudence.
Slang., Usually the sauce hard liquor.
He's on the sauce again.
Archaic., garden vegetables eaten with meat.
verb (used with object)
to dress or prepare with sauce; season.
meat well sauced.
to make a sauce of.
Tomatoes must be sauced while ripe.
to give piquance or zest to.
to make agreeable or less harsh.
Informal., to speak impertinently or saucily to.
sauce
/ sɔːs /
noun
any liquid or semiliquid preparation eaten with food to enhance its flavour
anything that adds piquancy
stewed fruit
dialect, vegetables eaten with meat
informal, impudent language or behaviour
verb
to prepare (food) with sauce
to add zest to
to make agreeable or less severe
informal, to be saucy to
Other Word Forms
- sauceless adjective
- oversauce verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sauce1
Idioms and Phrases
- hit the bottle (sauce)
Example Sentences
Kraft Heinz announced in September that it will split into two companies, one focused on faster-growing sauces and condiments and the other on grocery staples.
But let’s face it: compared to Regina George, Bondi was packing some weak sauce.
Case in point: a single slice of American cheese in her stovetop mac keeps the sauce perfectly smooth, and suddenly, mastery feels delightfully achievable.
After their emotional therapy session, Linda and her daughter reward themselves with some pizza — though her daughter would prefer just crust and tomato sauce, no cheese.
“The secret sauce is people who can talk about their experience and what they are thinking and feeling,” says Chad Patterson, an independent casting director who has worked for shows on HGTV.
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